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No. 13/21 Gators Wrap Midweek Play Against North Florida
Monday, May 4, 2026 | Baseball
Florida has won 17 of the last 18 against UNF including 10 in a row since 2021.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - After rallying for another top-25 road series win at No. 12/15 Oklahoma last weekend, the No. 13/21 Florida Gators return home to host North Florida in their final midweek contest of the season on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.
The Gators (31-17) and Ospreys (26-20) met twice last year on Feb. 26 (W, 7-6) and April 1 (W, 8-4), with Florida claiming both contests to run its winning streak to 10-straight games in the head-to-head series. Owning a dominant 23-5 record including an 18-3 mark at home vs. North Florida under Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan, the Gators lead the all-time series at 23-7 overall and 18-4 in Gainesville.
Pitching Matchups
CHECKING OUR POLLS
Going 2-1 last week thanks to the series victory at Oklahoma, Florida rose to No. 13 in the Baseball America Top 25. The Gators are ranked at No. 20 via Perfect Game and the USA Today Coaches Poll while coming in at No. 21 per D1Baseball and the NCBWA.
OSPREYS OUTLOOK
Sitting in first place in the Atlantic Sun Graphite Division, North Florida is 26-20 overall with a 17-7 record in ASUN action. The Ospreys are coming off a series win over Jacksonville, but have played to a 9-9 mark this year in road contests. Offensively, North Florida is slashing .260/.369/.417 backed by 45 home runs, 93 doubles and 63 stolen bases in 75 attempts. The pitching staff has worked to a 4.71 ERA, .246 batting average against and 391-to-189 strike-to-walk ratio. The Ospreys have committed 58 errors for a .965 fielding percentage.
ABNORMAN IN OKLAHOMA
After spoiling a seven-inning gem from ace hurler Aidan King with a blown save in game one at Oklahoma, Florida roared back to claim the next two games for a top-25 road series win. The Gators outscored the Sooners, 23-7, over the final two games, capped by a 13-2, run-rule drubbing in the series finale. In game three, Florida clubbed 13 hits highlighted by a season-high seven home runs - the team's most ever in an SEC contest. Four long balls were swatted in an eight-run fifth inning, representing UF's second-highest-scoring frame of the season. Florida last hit seven home runs in a game on April 23, 2024 vs. Stetson. Across the three-game series, the Gators batted .283/.395/.613 with 10 homers and five doubles while pitching to a 3.60 ERA, .223 batting average against and 30-to-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 25.0 innings.
EARLY CASE TO HOST
Although Florida has played to a 17-11 record against unranked teams, the Gators boast the nation's best mark against ranked opponents at 14-6 and have two more Quad 1 wins (15) than any other team in the country. Backed by the nation's No. 3 strength of schedule and No. 12 RPI, Florida has gone a dominant 8-3 vs. top-10 foes featuring a 6-1 mark against the top five.
MIDWEEK MADNESS
Entering the non-conference season finale, Florida sits at 10-3 in midweek contests including a 7-3 record at home. After starting the season at 10-0, Florida has dropped three-straight midweek battles. Dating back to the start of 2025, the Gators are 22-5 in midweek games overall and 15-4 at home. Since the start of last season, Florida is outscoring midweek opponents by a 211-to-120 margin.
STATE SUPREMACY
Headlined by a pair of wins at No. 17 Miami and a season sweep of No. 20/10/5 FSU, the Gators are 12-3 this season vs. teams from the state of Florida. In 31 games against in-state foes since 2025, Florida is 24-7 featuring wins against Stetson (five), Florida State (five), Miami (four), FIU (two), Jacksonville (two), North Florida (two), Florida Atlantic (two) and Florida A&M (two).
ROAD WARRIORS
Florida has yet to drop a series to a ranked opponent on the road this season, going a combined 10-2 in top-25 away contests. The Gators have delivered three series upsets against top-15 SEC teams on the road by toppling No. 15 Oklahoma and No. 4 Georgia while sweeping No. 4 Arkansas, in addition to sweeps of No. 20/10/5 Florida State and No. 17 Miami (two games). Adding in Florida's neutral-site victory over No. 10 FSU, the Gators are 11-2 while playing away from home vs. top-25 teams. Interestingly, seven of UF's eight top-10 victories have come away from home. Florida's is 11-5 in away games overall and has lost one road series all season. The Gators are looking to bring that same level of success to their home turf on Tuesday night, where they have played to a 19-12 record.
HOLD ON SEC
With the series win over Oklahoma under their belt, the Gators have won 10 of their last 14 SEC series since last season. In that span, Florida has gone 27-15 across 42 SEC contests for a .643-win percentage.
STACKING SHUTTIES/NCAA RANKS
Repping the second-most shutouts thrown (seven) in the country Behind USC (eight), Florida is four shutouts shy of the program record of 11 set in 2011. The Gators rank inside the top-50 teams nationally in 11 categories, including 10th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.15), 13th in walks allowed per nine (3.39), 15th in ERA (3.96), 15th with an SEC-leading 28 sacrifice flies, 15th in strikeouts per nine (10.7), 15th in WHIP (1.28), 28th in hits allowed per nine (8.1), 40th in home runs (67), 45th in win percentage (.646) and 48th in homers per game (1.4).
MCDONALD SPECIAL
Earning John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Week honors while being selected as the two-way player on Baseball America's National Team of the Week, right-hander pitcher/designated hitter Caden McDonald produced one of the most incredible, single-game performances at Oklahoma. In game two, McDonald went 4-for-5 at the plate with 12 total bases, two home runs, two doubles, six RBI and three runs scored while pitching three shutout, one-hit innings of relief to register the victory. Setting career highs in every offensive statistic, all four of his extra-base hits had an exit velocity over 110 mph. All told, McDonald batted .462/.500/1.077 while going 6-for-13 during the three-game set with 14 total bases, two home runs, two doubles, six RBI, five runs scored and one walk. All four of McDonald's home runs have come in the last six SEC games, as he is now slashing .394/.444/.848 with a 1.292 OPS.
K-BOW GO BOOM
Two of Florida's season-high seven home runs on Sunday came from senior catcher Karson Bowen, who recorded his first-career, multi-homer effort in his 194th-career game. Bowen finished 3-for-5 with three RBI while homering to both right and left field.
RELENTLESS REPTILES
By erasing a two-run deficit to win game two at Oklahoma, Florida now wields 12 come-from-behind victories through 48 games, equating to 25.0% of the team's victories. In particular, the Gators' five-run comeback on March 8 vs. High Point marked their largest since May 15 of last season against Alabama (five runs).
DESTINATION OMAHA
Coming off the program's 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, O'Sullivan is in his 19th campaign at the helm of the Gators. Since O'Sullivan's 2008 arrival, Florida leads the nation with 318 SEC wins, 41 MLB debuts, 10 top-eight seeds, nine College World Series trips, nine Super Regionals hosted and six SEC titles. The Gators have advanced to nine of the last 15 College World Series overall – by far the most in the country.
TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets and SEC Five-Pack Mini-Plans are currently on sale now in addition to single-game tickets. Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.
MOBILE TICKETING & FLORIDA GATORS APP
As a reminder, mobile ticketing is required. There will be two ways to access your tickets:
1) through the Florida Gators app from your mobile device or
2) through FloridaGators.com/myaccount. Fans will also be able to transfer or donate their tickets easily within the app or online.
PARKING/SHUTTLES
Fans are encouraged to park at the Fifield and IFAS lots during the weekend. An increased number of shuttles will be available for transportation to the ballpark each day.
Click HERE for a Parking map.
TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON GAME DAY
Those visiting Condron Family Ballpark on game day should be aware of updated traffic patterns surrounding the ballpark. Fans are advised to utilize Ballpark Way, which will serve as a connecting route to the ballpark from Archer Road. For departures, a postgame traffic flow pattern guide can be found here.
BALLPARK PURCHASES
Condron Family Ballpark food and beverage sales are fully cashless. For convenience and to improve speed of service, all concession stands will only accept credit cards, debit cards, or touchless payment with smartphones. Fans with cash can stop at the first base Concession Stand to exchange cash for a Gift Card. Gift Cards can be used at any concession stand within Condron Family Ballpark.
ON DECK
Florida wraps up its 2026 regular-season home slate against Kentucky in a three-game series from May 8-10.
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The Gators (31-17) and Ospreys (26-20) met twice last year on Feb. 26 (W, 7-6) and April 1 (W, 8-4), with Florida claiming both contests to run its winning streak to 10-straight games in the head-to-head series. Owning a dominant 23-5 record including an 18-3 mark at home vs. North Florida under Head Coach Kevin O'Sullivan, the Gators lead the all-time series at 23-7 overall and 18-4 in Gainesville.
Pitching Matchups
| Tuesday | 6:30 ET (SECN+) | |
|---|---|
| North Florida | RHP Tommy Groom (0-1, 20.25 ERA) |
| Florida | RHP Cooper Walls (3-2, 6.96 ERA) |
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CHECKING OUR POLLS
Going 2-1 last week thanks to the series victory at Oklahoma, Florida rose to No. 13 in the Baseball America Top 25. The Gators are ranked at No. 20 via Perfect Game and the USA Today Coaches Poll while coming in at No. 21 per D1Baseball and the NCBWA.
OSPREYS OUTLOOK
Sitting in first place in the Atlantic Sun Graphite Division, North Florida is 26-20 overall with a 17-7 record in ASUN action. The Ospreys are coming off a series win over Jacksonville, but have played to a 9-9 mark this year in road contests. Offensively, North Florida is slashing .260/.369/.417 backed by 45 home runs, 93 doubles and 63 stolen bases in 75 attempts. The pitching staff has worked to a 4.71 ERA, .246 batting average against and 391-to-189 strike-to-walk ratio. The Ospreys have committed 58 errors for a .965 fielding percentage.
ABNORMAN IN OKLAHOMA
After spoiling a seven-inning gem from ace hurler Aidan King with a blown save in game one at Oklahoma, Florida roared back to claim the next two games for a top-25 road series win. The Gators outscored the Sooners, 23-7, over the final two games, capped by a 13-2, run-rule drubbing in the series finale. In game three, Florida clubbed 13 hits highlighted by a season-high seven home runs - the team's most ever in an SEC contest. Four long balls were swatted in an eight-run fifth inning, representing UF's second-highest-scoring frame of the season. Florida last hit seven home runs in a game on April 23, 2024 vs. Stetson. Across the three-game series, the Gators batted .283/.395/.613 with 10 homers and five doubles while pitching to a 3.60 ERA, .223 batting average against and 30-to-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 25.0 innings.
EARLY CASE TO HOST
Although Florida has played to a 17-11 record against unranked teams, the Gators boast the nation's best mark against ranked opponents at 14-6 and have two more Quad 1 wins (15) than any other team in the country. Backed by the nation's No. 3 strength of schedule and No. 12 RPI, Florida has gone a dominant 8-3 vs. top-10 foes featuring a 6-1 mark against the top five.
MIDWEEK MADNESS
Entering the non-conference season finale, Florida sits at 10-3 in midweek contests including a 7-3 record at home. After starting the season at 10-0, Florida has dropped three-straight midweek battles. Dating back to the start of 2025, the Gators are 22-5 in midweek games overall and 15-4 at home. Since the start of last season, Florida is outscoring midweek opponents by a 211-to-120 margin.
STATE SUPREMACY
Headlined by a pair of wins at No. 17 Miami and a season sweep of No. 20/10/5 FSU, the Gators are 12-3 this season vs. teams from the state of Florida. In 31 games against in-state foes since 2025, Florida is 24-7 featuring wins against Stetson (five), Florida State (five), Miami (four), FIU (two), Jacksonville (two), North Florida (two), Florida Atlantic (two) and Florida A&M (two).
ROAD WARRIORS
Florida has yet to drop a series to a ranked opponent on the road this season, going a combined 10-2 in top-25 away contests. The Gators have delivered three series upsets against top-15 SEC teams on the road by toppling No. 15 Oklahoma and No. 4 Georgia while sweeping No. 4 Arkansas, in addition to sweeps of No. 20/10/5 Florida State and No. 17 Miami (two games). Adding in Florida's neutral-site victory over No. 10 FSU, the Gators are 11-2 while playing away from home vs. top-25 teams. Interestingly, seven of UF's eight top-10 victories have come away from home. Florida's is 11-5 in away games overall and has lost one road series all season. The Gators are looking to bring that same level of success to their home turf on Tuesday night, where they have played to a 19-12 record.
HOLD ON SEC
With the series win over Oklahoma under their belt, the Gators have won 10 of their last 14 SEC series since last season. In that span, Florida has gone 27-15 across 42 SEC contests for a .643-win percentage.
STACKING SHUTTIES/NCAA RANKS
Repping the second-most shutouts thrown (seven) in the country Behind USC (eight), Florida is four shutouts shy of the program record of 11 set in 2011. The Gators rank inside the top-50 teams nationally in 11 categories, including 10th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.15), 13th in walks allowed per nine (3.39), 15th in ERA (3.96), 15th with an SEC-leading 28 sacrifice flies, 15th in strikeouts per nine (10.7), 15th in WHIP (1.28), 28th in hits allowed per nine (8.1), 40th in home runs (67), 45th in win percentage (.646) and 48th in homers per game (1.4).
MCDONALD SPECIAL
Earning John Olerud National Two-Way Player of the Week honors while being selected as the two-way player on Baseball America's National Team of the Week, right-hander pitcher/designated hitter Caden McDonald produced one of the most incredible, single-game performances at Oklahoma. In game two, McDonald went 4-for-5 at the plate with 12 total bases, two home runs, two doubles, six RBI and three runs scored while pitching three shutout, one-hit innings of relief to register the victory. Setting career highs in every offensive statistic, all four of his extra-base hits had an exit velocity over 110 mph. All told, McDonald batted .462/.500/1.077 while going 6-for-13 during the three-game set with 14 total bases, two home runs, two doubles, six RBI, five runs scored and one walk. All four of McDonald's home runs have come in the last six SEC games, as he is now slashing .394/.444/.848 with a 1.292 OPS.
K-BOW GO BOOM
Two of Florida's season-high seven home runs on Sunday came from senior catcher Karson Bowen, who recorded his first-career, multi-homer effort in his 194th-career game. Bowen finished 3-for-5 with three RBI while homering to both right and left field.
RELENTLESS REPTILES
By erasing a two-run deficit to win game two at Oklahoma, Florida now wields 12 come-from-behind victories through 48 games, equating to 25.0% of the team's victories. In particular, the Gators' five-run comeback on March 8 vs. High Point marked their largest since May 15 of last season against Alabama (five runs).
DESTINATION OMAHA
Coming off the program's 17th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, O'Sullivan is in his 19th campaign at the helm of the Gators. Since O'Sullivan's 2008 arrival, Florida leads the nation with 318 SEC wins, 41 MLB debuts, 10 top-eight seeds, nine College World Series trips, nine Super Regionals hosted and six SEC titles. The Gators have advanced to nine of the last 15 College World Series overall – by far the most in the country.
TICKET INFORMATION
Season tickets and SEC Five-Pack Mini-Plans are currently on sale now in addition to single-game tickets. Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683.
MOBILE TICKETING & FLORIDA GATORS APP
As a reminder, mobile ticketing is required. There will be two ways to access your tickets:
1) through the Florida Gators app from your mobile device or
2) through FloridaGators.com/myaccount. Fans will also be able to transfer or donate their tickets easily within the app or online.
PARKING/SHUTTLES
Fans are encouraged to park at the Fifield and IFAS lots during the weekend. An increased number of shuttles will be available for transportation to the ballpark each day.
Click HERE for a Parking map.
- General Parking is available in the west Condron Family Ballpark baseball lot and the Fifield parking lot located directly across Hull Road.
- Disabled parking is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in the Condron Family Ballpark west lot with a valid Disabled Placard.
- Fans can follow this link to an interactive parking map.
- RV Parking is available in the Fifield Flat lot. Reserved RV parking is not available for Florida baseball games. All motor home parking is on a first come, first-served basis.
- On-board generators are permitted, however exterior or pull-along generators are prohibited at all times. For safety reasons, all motor homes/RVs are required to utilize exhaust extensions or "smoke stacks" to channel exhaust fumes to the top of the motor home/RV.
- Overnight stays are only allowed on weekend series in the Fifield Flat lot.
- Do Not Park Illegally
- Park in designated parking spots (Do not park on grass or in No Parking Zones).
- Vehicles are subject to towing if they block streets, sidewalks, service drives, or fire lanes, or if illegally parked in a disabled space.
TRAFFIC PATTERNS ON GAME DAY
Those visiting Condron Family Ballpark on game day should be aware of updated traffic patterns surrounding the ballpark. Fans are advised to utilize Ballpark Way, which will serve as a connecting route to the ballpark from Archer Road. For departures, a postgame traffic flow pattern guide can be found here.
BALLPARK PURCHASES
Condron Family Ballpark food and beverage sales are fully cashless. For convenience and to improve speed of service, all concession stands will only accept credit cards, debit cards, or touchless payment with smartphones. Fans with cash can stop at the first base Concession Stand to exchange cash for a Gift Card. Gift Cards can be used at any concession stand within Condron Family Ballpark.
ON DECK
Florida wraps up its 2026 regular-season home slate against Kentucky in a three-game series from May 8-10.
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